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John Fairfield Dryden

Born 7 Aug 1839 in Temple, Franklin County, Maine, USA

Ancestors

Son of John Fairfield Dryden and Elizabeth Butterfield (Jennings) Dryden

[sibling(s) unknown]

[spouse(s) unknown]

Descendants

Father of Forrest Fairchild Dryden and Susie Fairchild (Dryden) Kuser

Died 24 Nov 1911 at age 72 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA

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Preceded by
William Joyce Sewell

John F. Dryden
US Senator (Class 2)
from New Jersey

1902—1907

Succeeded by
Frank O. Briggs

Biography

“John Fairfield Dryden (August 7, 1839 – November 24, 1911) was the founder of the Prudential Insurance Company and a United States Senator from New Jersey. He was known as the "father of industrial insurance".[1]

Born in Temple, Maine, Dryden moved in 1846 with his parents to Worcester, Massachusetts. He graduated from Worcester Academy and later attended Yale College. In 1875, he founded the Widows and Orphans Friendly Society (now Prudential Financial) in Newark, New Jersey, becoming its first secretary and in 1881 its president, serving in the latter position until 1911. Dryden was one of the founders of the Fidelity Trust Company and was involved in the establishment and management of various street railways, banks, and other financial enterprises in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. He was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William J. Sewell, serving from January 29, 1902, to March 3, 1907. Dryden was a candidate for reelection, but withdrew because of a deadlock in the state legislature, which at the time elected U.S. Senators. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Relations with Canada (57th Congress) and a member of the Committee on Enrolled Bills (58th and 59th Congresses).

Dryden died in Newark, New Jersey on November 24, 1911 from pneumonia following removal of gall stones two weeks earlier.[1][2] His estate was valued at $50,000,000.[1] He was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Newark.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fairfield_Dryden. 2019.

John was born in 1839. He passed away in 1911.

Sources

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DNA Connections
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